Iowa Old Press
LeMars Sentinel, LeMars, (Plymouth), Iowa
Friday, September 1, 1911
STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Charley Steensma and son, Anton, of Alton, are guests at the Anton
Spenas home this week.
Harry and May McFarland returned to their home at Wagner, South Dakota,
after a pleasant visit among relatives here.
Mrs. Frank Eason was a pleasant caller the first of the week. The lady is
enjoying a visit of a relative from Norfolk, Va.
Miss Kathryn Woods will begin the fall term of school in the Charley Bowen
district, two miles north of town, next Monday.
Henry Fett and family, also Mrs. Reaman and relatives, took an auto trip
through western Nebraska recently. Henry reports things looking much better
than is reported by many.
Miss Esther Seaman and mother, of Sioux City, are spending the week at the
P. A. Seaman home. Harold Carpenter, a grandson of the latter, arrived from
Cedar Rapids to spend a short vacation before re-entering school.
MERRILL: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Henry Hodapp was a Sioux City visitor last week.
Martin Eberlee, of Craig, was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Aug. Blecker was a Sioux City visitor on Friday.
Cecil Simpson went to Cherokee Saturday evening.
There was a dance in the opera house Thursday night.
Several from here attended the carnival at Hinton Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Schive have returned home from Boone, Iowa.
School commences next Monday. Two more grades are added.
Quite a few from here attended the ball game in LeMars last Thursday.
Bert Tooker and family moved their household goods to LeMars last week.
Mrs. Ed Howes, who was operated on last week in LeMars, is improving nicely.
C. H. Harding and family have moved into the house vacated by E. L. Tooker.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Smith returned home Monday from their two weeks vacation.
Lloyd Patterson, of Worthington, Minn., visited old acquaintances here last
week.
Mrs. Ansel Hoover and daughter, Miss Stella, left Friday for a trip to
Tacoma, Wash.
Mrs. W. B. Allen is taking an extended sight seeing trip out to California
to visit her daughter.
Mrs. Homer Brown, of Amboy, Minn., is visiting her relatives here, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank June, Sr.
Miss Loretta Lucey left last week for Sioux City, where she has accepted a
position in one of the leading stores.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Pavlovic came down from Sibley on Saturday evening to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Todd.
Among those from here who are attending the state fair at DesMoines this
week are C. C. Hauff, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Barnett, Mrs. Joe Luken.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Miles Kennedy is visiting relatives in Nebraska at present.
Dick Zimmerman attended the fair at Des Moines this week.
Ed Mathern has ordered a silo and expects to have it built this week.
D. F. McArthur and family attended the Sheldon fair Wednesday last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bray entertained friends from LeMars Sunday.
Miss Lucile March visited at the home of her brother, Frank, in Akron
recently.
Annie Zimmerman returned home Friday from Sanborn, where she visited
relatives.
Henry Detloff has bought an insler and expects to fill several silos in this
neighborhood.
Rob Moir, of Mitchell, South Dakota, spent a few days last week with friends
in town.
Mr. and Mrs. August Witt left in their auto Thursday last week for different
parts of Nebraska.
A bright baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Penning
Saturday, August 26th.
Watson Reeves attended the fair at Sheldon, and also visited friends near
Ashton last week.
Miss Eva Wubbena, of Ashton, was the guest of her friend, Miss Sadie
Alderson, the first of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Sheridan, of Waterloo, are here attending
the camp meeting this week.
Mrs. Robert Jamison returned to her home in Marion the first of the week
after spending a few days with friends in town.
John Franklin and Will Pech returned home from Spirit Lake, Tuesday, where
they spent several days at the lake.
Grant Chapman and family and Mrs. Will Kennedy and children spent a day last
week with their sister, Mrs. Dan McArthur, near Sheldon. [Transcriber note:
this refers to Mrs. W. E. Kennedy who was the former Miss Jessie March-a
sister to Mrs. Grant Chapman & Mrs. D.F. McArthur.]
Mrs. I. L. Demaray and children returned to her home in Pipestone, Minn.,
Thursday of last week after visiting relatives here a couple of weeks.
Henry Penning went to Ashton on Monday morning to take charge of the farm
work for his brother, Lyman, who expects to take a trip to New York.
The Daughters of Ceres will have an ice cream social at the D. F. McArthur
home September 8th. A good program is being prepared. Everybody welcome.
A crowd of boys left Tuesday morning for a week's outing at the Sioux River.
The party consisted of Willie Jeffers, John Daugherty, Fred Rees, John
Lancaster, Earl Chapman and Roy McArthur.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rees carried out a successful surprise
on their golden anniversary, the 25th of August. The day was pleasantly
spent in visiting and several selections of music were rendered. After
dinner Mr. and Mrs. Rees were presented a lovely gold headed cane and
parasol from their children. At a late hour all left for their homes
wishing their parents many happy returns of the day.
UNION: (Special Correspondence)
Several farmers have sown alfalfa this week.
Miss Pearl Mitchell is attending school in Kingsley.
Ira Mitchell has worked for the past month for George Steele.
Thomas Eyres has several men this week helping fill his silo.
Will Keegan, of Kingsley, is doing carpenter work for Dan Keegan.
Harry Hall was called to Wisconsin Saturday by the illness of his aged
mother.
Mrs. Mary Eyres, of LeMars, spent last week with her children in this
vicinity.
Miss Agnes Hoyt, of LeMars, began teaching the fall term of school No. 4
Monday.
Nearly everyone expects to attend the picnic at the county farm next
Tuesday.
Miss Florence Cope, of Kingsley, will teach school No. 6, beginning next
Monday.
Miss Lena Boever, of LeMars, a niece of John Wengler, is teaching school No.
5.
Charles Eyres bought a silo of Mr. Dobbert near LeMars and will move it to
his farm.
School No. 3 will begin next Monday, the teacher being Miss Ruth Irons, of
Kingsley.
George Burrill returned home Sunday from his trip in North Dakota, where he
owns a farm.
Rev. Walter Torbet, district superintendent, held quarterly meeting at Mt.
Hope M. E. church Sunday morning.
Begg Bros., of LeMars, were out Monday to their farm occupied by Albert
Sampson, where they are now digging a new well.
Will Werth will move to LeMars next winter and occupy the residence he
purchased of Thomas Goudie on Washington street.
Will McCartney has finished fall plowing on the Will Werth farm, which he
has rented for next year.
Conrad Kohl and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Oswald near
Cleghorn Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. George Smith has a badly cut hand, caused by a fruit jar breaking. A
physician cauterized the wound.
David Goudie and family and Mr. and Mrs. James Goudie attended the ball game
in Alton Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Will Gosting and children, of Oklahoma, arrived Saturday to visit
relatives in good old Plymouth county.
Harry Hoyt and his father, J.S. Hoyt, of LeMars, spent last week on an auto
trip in Nebraska buying cattle.
Mrs. Robert Smith, of LeMars, visited from Friday until Tuesday with her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Eyres, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. George Steele went to Cleghorn in their auto Wednesday to spend
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. James Oswald.
Mrs. Albert Kitterman, of Doland, South Dakota, and her sister, Miss
Hardacre, were guests of the Keegan family this week.
LeMars Sentinel newspaper
Dated September 8, 1911
STANTON: (Special Correspondence)
Wm. Walsh, Pearl Brandstretter and Mabel Dobbert are attending the
LeMars high school.
Robert Hodgson is at present looking after business in Wessington
Springs, South Dakota.
Bertha Alfred, of LeMars, commenced teaching in the Center District on
Monday. She is boarding at the Dempster home.
A number of farmers in this locality have cut up a considerable amount
of corn, the corn binders being run to full capacity of late, the
scarcity of hay and straw making it necessary.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Arnold and children and Mrs. Molly A. White, of
Sanborn, visited with the Newell and W. L. Dempster families Saturday
and Sunday. They are relatives of Mrs. Newell.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harder, of LeMars, and Miss Clara Allison visited on
Sunday with the Hodgson family.
A reasonable number of persons from Stanton attended the picnic on the
county farm Tuesday.
KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)
M.F. Rathbun was at Sioux City Monday.
C. C. Cunningham was at Sioux City last Wednesday.
Miss Carrie Rupp was a Sioux City caller Wednesday.
George J. Krapf was a Sioux City visitor Wednesday.
The heaviest rain of the summer fell Wednesday morning.
F.W. Edwards was in Sioux City on legal business Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Luce and children, of Moville, spent Sunday with the lady's
mother, Mrs. Lienbaugh.
Ulrie Krapf left Wednesday for Iowa City, where he is taking a course in
dentistry at the state university.
Miss Mabel Nelson entertained at the home of the Misses Richardson's
Friday evening in honor of the new teachers.
Harold Wilson left Wednesday for Iowa City to take up the study of
dentistry in the University of Iowa Dental school.
Mrs. Hoffman is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. A. Dugan
and family.
Mr. Fuller is visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C.J.
Vandawork?? and family.
C.C. Rieker, J.H. Beardsley and J.E. Cathcart went to LeMars Wednesday
to have the school bonds recorded in the office of the county auditor.
Misses Edna and Anna Rieke returned Monday after an extended visit with
relatives in Illinois. They also attended the Y.W.C.A. convention at
Lake Geneva.
L.B. Spencer of Princeton, Cal., is renewing old acquaintances in
Kingsley. Mr. Spencer is an old settler of Woodbury county, having
lived about four miles southwest of Kingsley.
Mrs. McCord moved Tuesday into the house recently purchased of R.B.
Twogood. The house was occupied by Mr. Sternburgh and family, who have
moved into the house vacated by McCords on Barrie street.
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Miller entertained a company of little folks at their
home Tuesday afternoon in honor of the sixth birthday of their little
son, John Miller. Needless to say that they had a good time.
Rev. William Patterson, pastor of Mouth Hope, occupied the Methodist
pulpit last Sunday night in the absence of Rev. Norman McCay.
The Congregational church commenced their regular Sunday services last
Sunday after a month's vacation. Special music was rendered at both
morning and evening services.
Miss Smith, a deaconess from the home at Sioux City, had charge of the
morning services at the Methodist church. She spoke in behalf of the
deaconess home and Wall street mission work. A large crowd was in
attendance.
Attorney, J.W. Kindig, of Sioux City, came over Saturday evening to
spend Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kindig, and his wife and
son, who visited last week at the Kindig home.
MELBOURNE: (Special Correspondence)
G.H. Bender was a business caller in LeMars Monday.
Miss Jestina Schindel spent several days with relatives in Merrill last
week.
Grove and Herman Schneider and sister, Gertrude, were LeMars visitors
Sunday.
Miss Carolyn Brehm spent Monday in LeMars, returning home Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Carrie Spies visited several days last week at the home of her
brother, Will Spies and wife, near Adaville.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schindel and children, Timothy and Dorothy, of
Hinton, were guests at the J.J. Schindel home Sunday.
Miss Carrie Spies began teaching the fall term at the Henry Schindel
school in Plymouth township Monday.
Rev. J. D. Klooz has been holding revival meetings at the Perry Creek
charge the last two weeks.
School began Monday, September 4th, in the Spiesh school, with Miss
Izorah Stowell, of LeMars, as teacher.
Word was received here of the arrival of a boy to Mr. and Mrs. A.E.
Riffle, formerly of this place, but now of Mountain Lake, Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lucke and children and Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Woodke and son,
of LeMars, were guests at the R. J. Spies home Sunday.
Owing to the absence of Rev. Klooz Sunday evening an impromptu program
was given by the Melbourne K.L.C.E. which was very much enjoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brehm and sons, Wil and Loyd, and daughter, Carolyn,
attended the dedication service of the Lutheran church in Lincoln
township Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Schindel and family and Miss Carrie Spies and Ralph
Brehm autoed over to Lincoln township to attend the dedication services
there Sunday.
While Rev. J.D. Klooz was engaged in holding revival meetings at the
Perry Creek charge their church was struck by lightning Monday morning
and burned to the ground. Nothing was saved. The church was partly
covered by insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Schneider and daughter, Inez, were visitors in
Sioux City Saturday. Mrs. Schneider's sister, formerly Miss Louisa
Julch, and husband, of Tuma, Texas, who are visiting relatives in and
around Sioux City, accompanied them to visit several days.
Next Sunday, Sept. 10th, Educational Sunday will be observed at the
Melbourne church. Dr. C.A. Mock, president of Western Union College,
will be in attendance both morning and evening. Dr. Mock will render
the morning sermon and in the evening a musical program will be given,
followed by short speeches by different members. Everyone is cordially
invited to be present.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Z. Rayburn is enjoying a visit from a sister.
Frank March, of Akron, spent Tuesday with relatives in town.
Mrs. Rupe, of Sheldon, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Robert Reeves.
The Ladies Aid society met with Mrs. A. Reeves Wednesday afternoon.
Don't forget the sociable to held at the D.F. McArthur home Friday
night.
Mrs. Miles Kennedy is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.C.
Warner, in Mt. Lake, Minn.
BREEZY HILL:
Miss Martha Meyer and her brother, Carl, left for St. Paul on Monday
where they will attend college.
Miss Stella Shaw, of Akron, commenced teaching on Monday, Sept. 4th, at
the Sunny Knoll school.
Miss Annie Hulz had the misfortune to pierce one of her fingers with a
sewing machine needle, inflicting a painful wound.
Hans Kluver had the misfortune to have five of his best cattle killed by
lightning during the heavy storm on Sunday night.
Miss Helen Dean, of near LeMars, came up to the Anderson home on Sunday
and began teaching the Breezy Hill school on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Klemme, of near Ruble, had their little baby baptized
on Sunday. The little lad was given the name of Walter August. A crowd
gathered to help them celebrate the happy event.
Quite a few from our burg attended the Wm. Deegan funeral at Akron on
Monday. Mrs. Deegan has a host of friends in this community who have
the deepest sympathy with her in this hour of sorrow for the one upon
whom she has lavished her affection is now in the land of rest, where no
sorrow is known.
GARFIELD: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Dan McCoun is on the sick list this week.
Wilson Knight is digging a new well this week.
Mrs. George Kramer is sick with the mumps.
Wm. Treptow cut corn fodder for Wilson Knight on Friday.
Mrs. J.P. Southwick visited Monday at A.D. Southwick's in Kingsley.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George Woods on Sunday, September 3d, a daughter.
Miss Wilkinson, of Dubuque, is visiting at the home of her uncle, Fred
Laude.
Miss Susanna O'Connor began her fall term of school in Sub-District No.
7 on Monday, Sept. 4th.
Miss Nessie Van Buskirk began her fall term of school on Monday, Sept.
4th, in Sub-District No. 4.
School in Sub-District No. 1 began on Monday, Sept. 4th. Miss Anna
Shadwell, of Clinton, Iowa, is the teacher.
Miss Katie E. Stearns, of Pierson, Iowa, began her fall term of school
in Sub-District No. 6 on Monday, Sept. 4th.
Mr. and Mrs. August Warneke attended the Wild West show in Sioux City on
Monday and went from there to visit their daughter, Mrs. John Harderson,
Jr., near James, Iowa.
Miss Anna Thomson visited Sunday at the Freeman home and left Monday for
Moville, where she will visit at the Milton and Zirl Southwick homes, on
Tuesday she will leave for her home in Salem, South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Knight and daughter, Mabel, and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Dearinger and daughter, Ruby, visited Sunday at C.M. Dearinger's in
Cherokee. They made the trip in Mr. Dearinger's auto.
JAMES: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bennett and daughter spent Sunday at the home of J.
Bennett.
Geo. Dediker and family, of Leeds, spent Sunday socially at the home of
John Hardersen, Sr.
Mabelle Woolworth spent last week at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Geo.
Trayer, of Sioux City.
The Christiansen Bros. have been engaged to do the mason work on the J.
Neusle residence.
Miss Bruce, of Merrill, has been engaged to teach the James school,
which will begin Monday, Sept. 11th.
Victor Bollinger has had a fine new barn erected on his farm, which adds
wonderfully to the appearance of the place.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Jones, who formerly occupied one of the Bradstreet farms
here, left for their old home in Missouri.
Dr. Sloan, of Leeds, made a professional call at the home of E.D. Reinsh
to attend their little daughter, who is quite seriously ill.
UNION: (Special Correspondence)
Rev. Frank Deacon, of England, is a guest of Rev. William Patterson and
will remain to attend the M.E. conference.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoyt and daughter, Marjorie, of LeMars, spent Friday
at Ingleside with Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Inglett.
The Kramer automobile, which brings fresh meat from Remsen, failed to
work Monday and Mr. Kipp came with a team.
Mr. and Mrs. George Steele returned Sunday from a five days trip in
their auto, visiting relatives in Primghar, Gaza and Cleghorn.
Relatives here have received word of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Conner, who moved last spring to a farm near Armour, South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baldwin and Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, of Adaville,
were guests of Rev. J.A. Mitchell and family Sunday, making the trip in
an automobile.
George Burrill and daughters attended the funeral of the three year old
son of Will Tullis, of Colone, South Dakota, held in Merrill Wednesday.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold their missionary meeting
Wednesday, August 13th, at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Wesley Eyres.
Leaders, Mrs. David Goudie and Mrs. James Goudie. Subject, “Looking
Forward in Home Missions.”
The ladies of Mt. Hope M.E. church will hold their Aid meeting on
Thursday afternoon, September 14th, with Mrs. J.S. Coatsworth. Mrs.
John Bixby is now president of this society, Mrs. Frank Bainbridge is
secretary, and Mrs. Anton Nelson, treasurer.
HINTON: (Special Correspondence)
John Casper returned on Tuesday from a business trip to South Dakota.
T.D. Graham and wife spent Sunday in Sioux City.
Mr. and Mrs. L.F. Winter and family visited with relatives in Lawton on
Sunday.
Dr. J.H. Robbins is enjoying a visit from his sister from North Dakota
this week.
Ben Held, Roy Lindsay and Jim Cameron returned from Des Moines on
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Schneider and daughter, Inez, were Sioux City visitors
on Saturday.
The Perry Creek U.E. church was struck by lightning on Monday morning
and burned to the ground.
Dr. Mock, of Western Union college, will give an address in the
Melbourne U.E. church on Sunday, Sept. 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Schneider are entertaining Mrs. Schneider's sister
and family from Texas this week.
August Blecker, of LeMars, who has been visiting with the George Bender
family, returned home Monday evening.
Vernon Taylor, of Sioux City, spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Taylor, of Hinton.
Quite a number from her attended the dedication of the Lutheran church
about seven miles east of town on Sunday.
A birthday party was given at the Ned Stevens home, north of town, on
Sunday. It was Mr. Stevens' sixtieth birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Klooz and son, Newton and Edwin, visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Irving Taylor, of Sioux City, last week.
C.D. Killiam, of Sioux City, visited at the A.J. Taylor home on Sunday
en route from Sheldon to his home in Sioux City.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bogenrief and son, Frank, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Levins
and son, Claire, spent Sunday at Riverside Park.
“Butch” Campbell, who has been working in Mammen's drug store all
summer, returned to his home in Lester on Saturday night.
Miss Maude Weinrich visited with relatives in Sioux City on Wednesday,
also with Mrs. Schumaker, of Leeds, formerly of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. George Berder and daughter, Claribel, and son, Denver, and
August Blecker, of LeMars, were Sioux City visitors on Friday.
LeMars Sentinel newspaper
Dated Sept. 12, 1911
Frank Karly, who has been on a farm near Garretson, South Dakota, the
past two years, visited his uncle, Felix Karly and family the past few
days. Frank left Tuesday morning to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Karly, at Grand Junction, Col.
The Merrill public schools opened again last Monday with an increased
enrollment. Prof. A.V. Graber, of Dennison, Iowa, is at the head of the
schools for the third time. Miss Rose M. Sartori, of LeMars, a graduate
of the Iowa State University, is assistant principal. Miss Ethel Brown,
of Sioux City, and last year's principal of the Bronson, Iowa, schools,
is teacher in the grammar department. Miss Bernice Elskamp, of this
place, is again in the second primary room, while Miss Mabel Eberley, of
Homer, Neb., is again doing effective work in the primary department.
Howard Clarence Tullis, the three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Tullis, died quite suddenly at their home near Colone, South Dakota,
last Monday morning, Sept. 4th, of bowel poison. The body was shipped
to the home of the grandparents here Tuesday evening, Sept. 5th. The
funeral was held in the local Methodist church yesterday afternoon and
the little body was laid to rest in the Merrill cemetery. Howard was
born August 9, 1908, and died Sept. 4, 1911.
Two great big strapping muscular married men got over into John Philip's
melon patch yesterday morning by mistake, and after loading up two grain
sacks with his larges and juiciest melons were about to shoulder them
when Mr. Philips appeared on the scene with a double barrel shotgun.
"Say!" John yelled at them as only John knows how to yell and pointed
the fierce looking shotgun at their heads. Oh, but they ran, well, we
will draw the curtain here and leave the rest to your imagination. The
gentlemen may have the sacks and melons by proving property, etc.
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CUSTODIAN HAS GONE
HAD CHARGE OF CLEVELAND PARK FOR MANY YEARS
EXCELLENT WORK FOR POSTERITY
Christian Kern, an Old and Highly Respected Citizen of LeMars,
Passes to His Reward After an Illness of Several Weeks
Christian Kern died at his home on north Clarke street Friday, September
8th, at nine o'clock after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Kern was born September 14, 1833, in Bodenhein, in Hesendormsteid,
Germany, being nearly seventy-nine years old at the time of his death.
Leaving his father, mother, brothers and sisters, he came to America when
nineteen years of age to seek a new home, his only relative in this country
being a cousin. He resided one winter in Elmira, N. Y. The following
spring he moved to Galena, Ill. In 1853 he was united in marriage to Miss
Fredrica Ayer. Five children were born to them, John, of Galena, Ill.; Mrs.
Mary Heller, of Dubuque, Iowa; Mrs. Lena McLaughlin and Chris, of
Minneapolis, and Mrs. John Hoffman, who died in South Dakota nineteen years
ago. Mr. Kern's wife died in 1865. In 1866 he was again united in marriage
to Miss Mary McCrea, of Galena, Ill. This union was blessed with six
children, one of whom died in infancy. Those living are, Mrs. George
Simpson, Mrs. John Donahue, W. A. (sic--W. C.) and D. R. Kern, of this city,
and H. N. Kern, of White, South Dakota. Mr. Kern has made his home in LeMars
since 1885, and [was] well known by nearly everyone. He has been a very
robust man until his health began gradually failing all summer, but still he
could not be prevailed upon to give up his work until July 19th, when he was
too ill to leave the house. He bore his pain uncomplainingly and was always
cheerful and patient. He was tenderly cared for during his last illness by
his aged wife and children, who deeply mourn a kind, true husband and a
loving father.
Mr. Kern was highly respected by all those who knew him. He was
custodian of Cleveland Park for several years and much of the beauty and
picturesqueness of this pretty place is due to his efforts. He was a most
pleasant and kindly neighbor, gifted with a sense of humor and friendly in
word and deed.
The funeral was held on Sunday at the First Presbyterian church at two
o'clock, services being conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. G. Butler. The
pallbearers were I. S. Struble, C. E. Haas, Chris Fissel, Jacob Eberle,
Louis Schafer and Claerbout.
H. N. Kern, of White, South Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman and
daughter, Margaret, of Fedora, South Dakota, came to attend the funeral.